Qinjiazhuang, the courtyard on the top of the mountain.
Qin Huaidao was meeting with Jia Youcai who had come back to report the situation. When he heard that his servants had come to report that Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were visiting hand in hand, they refused on the grounds that they were not at home. Qin Huaidao did not want to involve the two of them in the ensuing battle with Li Er.
"Tell me about today's situation." Qin Huaidao asked while making tea skillfully.
Jia Youcai understood Qin Huaidao's temper and behavior, so he did not delay and said truthfully: "Young Master, we sold more than 5,000 bags today. At this rate, we can only sell them all in ten days. Is there any profit from the salt price?"
It still needs to be calculated, but the cost of sending out more than 5,000 pieces of paper is not small."
Qin Huaidao nodded, already thinking about the cost.
There are five costs for this batch of salt, one is labor cost, one is transportation cost, one is charcoal burning cost, as well as the cost of workers’ meals and the silver reward given to the team. The biggest cost is that the mine did not give any silver. After accounting, one pack
The cost of salt does not exceed two cents, and if it is sold for four cents, the profit will be doubled.
Selling salt is indeed a hugely profitable industry!
However, Qin Huaidao did not intend to tell Jia Youcai that this profit had nothing to do with trust, but was unnecessary. The quantity of salt-wrapped paper seemed to be large, but the cost was also within the controllable range. Qin Huaidao thought about it and reminded: "
Today is the first time to sell. The purchase quantity will be higher in the next three days, but it will decrease after three days. Don’t worry about insufficient cargo volume. The transportation team has passed by and is traveling day and night. The round trip will take less than a month. Next time, we will pull two hundred trucks.
come over."
Jia Youcai nodded and said: "There is another problem. The amount of salt sold by the county government entrusted by the imperial court has dropped to three cents per catty, and many people are looking for cheap and go to purchase it. I suspect that many of the salt merchants are hoarding goods."
"Oh, Sanwen?"
Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up. The price of three cents is already very low. If you buy it and process it into snowflake salt, you will consume a lot in the process, but the income is worth about five cents. Even if you can sell it for four cents, you will make one cent, and you will give one cent to the people who finish the processing.
The cost of buying charcoal can also be the same.
In other words, buying salt from the court for three cents of silver, processing it into snowflake salt, and selling it for three cents may seem unprofitable, but there will be enough goods to supply the market. As long as there are enough goods, those salt merchants will panic over time, and they will
If you can’t keep it, clear it out, buy it at a lower price when the time comes, and make a lot of money!
More importantly, you can give Li Er a head-on blow. Don't think that by taking away one hundred thousand rock salt that belongs to you and selling it to the people, you can gain public opinion and stabilize the situation.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, Qin Huaidao asked: "Is there any purchase limit?"
"No, everyone is coming to buy our salt, and it won't be able to be sold if the purchase is restricted," Jia Youcai said.
Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up, and he immediately warned: "Let the people from Qinjiazhuang and Zhaojia Village sneak over and give them money to purchase the batch of salt from the imperial court. Remember, be a hidden spot and not expose it. After buying the salt, put it in Qin's house."
Arrange for people to keep an eye on the village ancestral hall, and then send ten trustworthy women from the house to teach everyone how to make snowflake salt and sell it for four cents, so there will be no need to worry about insufficient supply."
"I understand, but will it be a loss?" Jia Youcai reminded.
"No, go ahead. You must be concealed, act quickly, and purchase more."
Jia Youcai was convinced of Qin Huaidao's magical methods, so he agreed and left in a hurry.
Qin Huaidao looked at the sunset outside the window with a cold look on his lips - Li Er, are you ready to accept the move?
A gust of wind blew, and the branches outside the window swayed and rustled as if frightened.
The afterglow of sunset slipped into the study along the window and fell on Qin Huaidao's firm and cold face.
The next moment, Qin Huaidao picked up a pen and wrote a line: Key points for making banknotes.
It was time to introduce banknotes. However, Qin Huaidao didn't know much about the printing of banknotes. He could only explore slowly. The technological level was not high and he could not make various anti-counterfeiting methods for future generations. After pondering for a moment, he decided to start with paper. The printing technology was also
Considering the threshold, it is not easy to imitate.
Qin Huaidao had been to the museum and knew that a kind of paper money was made from the bast fiber of the Pu tree. The papermaking technology during the Zhenguan period was not bad, but papermaking from the Pu tree was not yet available, so it was a good choice.
Banknotes also need anti-counterfeiting technology, such as complex character patterns, special secrets, and secret title numbers. It is best to use three-color printing to improve the technology and make it difficult to counterfeit.
The last item is the printing master plate. You cannot use wooden boards. It is better to use copper plates. The carvings should be complicated and you can make some secret marks. This will also have an anti-counterfeiting effect.
Qin Huaidao wrote down everything that came to his mind, and suddenly he thought of a question. The Zhenguan rate stipulated that individuals could not make coins, and the casting power rested with the court. After thinking about it, he crossed out the title and changed it to: Qin Mansion's Silver Coin Certificate.
The word "Qinfu" means that it is limited to use by the government. The term "voucher for money" indicates that it is only a certificate that replaces money, not real money, banknotes, etc. Although it is intended to cover up, it also has a certain protective effect.
After pondering for a moment and making sure that everything was fine, someone called Xue Rengui and gave him careful instructions.
Xue Rengui understood the profound meaning and did not dare to be careless and left in a hurry.
The moon is above the treetops and the night breeze is blowing.
Qin Huaidao returned to the bedroom and saw He'er holding the child and breastfeeding, revealing a large area of snow-white skin, and a looming maternal radiance on her body. Qin Huaidao's eyes were stupefied, and he quickly stepped forward: "He'er, I heard that our daughter
Are you exhausted after a day of noisy activities?"
"It's okay to have Sister Xueyan to help take care of it. Young Master, He'er is a newborn and has not recovered yet. I have to take care of the child again. I might not be able to take care of her at night. Why don't you go find Sister Xueyan?"
"What are you thinking about?" Qin Huaidao laughed and cursed, touching He'er's head with endless love.
He'er had no resistance in front of the head-touching killer, and her face was full of shyness. But when she thought about her body, her enthusiasm subsided like a tide. She smiled bitterly and said: "I forgot that Sister Xueyan is also pregnant. Why don't you accept Xiaoyu? Look, He'er
It turns out that she is also willing, and she is Sister Xueyan's personal maid, so she is also a maid who fills the house."
"Okay, don't think about it every day. Does it hurt?" Qin Huaidao asked with concern.
"It hurts."
"How about I suck it for you?"
"This belongs to my daughter, you..." He'er's face turned red. Seeing Qin Huaidao's evil smile, he suddenly felt moved and said, "How about you help me suck on the other side? My daughter won't be able to finish eating anyway and it will hurt."
It was uncomfortable, and they said they had to squeeze it out if they couldn’t finish it, so as not to make them sick in the future, but they didn’t know whether it was true or not.”
"It's a nodule, let me help you." Qin Huaidao came over.
"No shame." He'er closed her eyes in embarrassment.
…
Early the next morning, Qin Huaidao got up with red eyes and swore that he would never tease the child again. It was too uncomfortable to touch and eat. He'er also woke up with a resentful look on his face to breastfeed the child and said: "Young Master."
Lord, why don't you go and accompany Sister Xueyan tonight, otherwise we both won't be able to sleep well. I will definitely stay with you when He'er gets better."
"It's okay. If I stay, I can help you take care of your children." Qin Huaidao refused, saying that women are important, and so are daughters. Taking care of children's growth is a blessing that cannot be missed.
When He'er saw that he wanted to stay at this job, he felt inexplicably warm in his heart and did not try to persuade her again.
"He'er, are you up?" Li Xueyan's voice came from outside.
"Get up, come in. Are you an outsider? You can help the young master change his clothes." He'er shouted.
Li Xueyan came in all directions and saw Qin Huaidao's eyes were red, so he couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Lang, what's the matter?"
"It's okay." Qin Huaidao looked depressed.
He'er chuckled: "I am inconvenient and I have wronged you, young master. Do you think?"
Li Xueyan reacted suddenly, her face turned red, and she said apologetically: "Mr. Lang, I am also pregnant. If you want to find Xiaoyu, she is willing."
"I still have things to deal with." Qin Huaidao put on his clothes randomly and left.
"whee!"
The two women looked at each other and smiled.
After leaving the backyard, Qin Huaidao first went to the kitchen to eat something, then changed into casual clothes and went to the Qinjiazhuang workshop. He hired several craftsmen to make large iron pots and filter barrels, and together they went to the ancestral hall to build an earthen stove.
After the earthen stove was built, someone returned from purchasing the rock salt sold by the court and threw the bags on the ground. Ten women selected by the government also arrived. Qin Huaidao asked people to find a large amount of charcoal and teach everyone how to make salt.
Pour a large pot of rock salt into the pot, add water and heat to dissolve, then filter it with charcoal into another pot, heat and boil again, control the temperature until the water is boiled out, and what is left is fine crystals.
The key to this method lies in charcoal filtration and temperature, but it is not difficult to master and you can learn it once you learn it.
Qin Huaidao observed for a while and saw that everyone was completely reassured after understanding the situation. After a few words of confidentiality, he came out, told the village guards guarding the door a few more confidentiality requirements, and went straight to Chang'an.
The price war has started, but you still have to go and see it in person, just in case.